Ornate Shrew vs Skin beetle

Sorex ornatus compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Skin beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Skin beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Sorex	Trogoderma
Species	Sorex ornatus	Trogoderma angustum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Skin beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Skin beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).